Vegetable Coconut Sambar
Vegetable Coconut Sambar takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. For $2.35 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 411 calories. 58 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by foodandspice.com. If you have turmeric, fenugreek seeds, cayenne, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 87%. Similar recipes include Organic Ravan Idlis With Sambar & Chutney, Very Coconut Cake With Very Coconut Buttercream, and Japanese Vegetable Stew.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: -1 minutes
Cooking duration: -1 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon asafetida
1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
4 to 6 fresh red cayenne peppers, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons chana dal, rinsed
2 tablespoons coconut oil
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
small handful of dried curry leaves
1 drumstick, sliced
1 small eggplant, diced
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
handful of fresh chopped cilantro
1 small potato, peeled and diced
2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 dried whole red chili, broken into bits
sea salt to taste
2 teaspoons sesame or other oil
3 to 4 shallots, minced
1/4 cup tamarind pulp
2/3 cup toor dal, rinsed
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
5 tablespoons unsweetened dried shredded coconut
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 1/2 cups water
Equipment:
frying pan
food processor
sauce pan
blender
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
To make the paste, heat the oil in frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the fenugreek seeds, cayenne peppers, asafetida, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and chana dal. Stir and fry for a few minutes until the seeds have darkened a few shades. Remove from heat and transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender along with the coconut and 1/4 cup water. Blend into a paste, adding just a bit more water if necessary. Set aside.In a medium saucepan, combine the toor dal and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 1 hour until the dal is very soft. Stir occasionally. Do not drain.Meanwhile, soak the tamarind pulp in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 30 minutes. Strain the tamarind liquid into a bowl, squeezing out as much liquid from the pulp as possible. Discard the pulp and set the liquid aside.Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, chili and curry leaves. Stir for 30 to 60 seconds until the mustard seeds turn grey and begin to splutter and pop.Add the shallot and stir for another 2 minutes. Add the vegetables, tamarind juice and salt to taste. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the cooked toor dal and the paste and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water if the sambar is too dry. Stir in the fresh cilantro or use as a garnish.
Step by step:
1. To make the paste, heat the oil in frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the fenugreek seeds, cayenne peppers, asafetida, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and chana dal. Stir and fry for a few minutes until the seeds have darkened a few shades.
2. Remove from heat and transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender along with the coconut and 1/4 cup water. Blend into a paste, adding just a bit more water if necessary. Set aside.In a medium saucepan, combine the toor dal and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 1 hour until the dal is very soft. Stir occasionally. Do not drain.Meanwhile, soak the tamarind pulp in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 30 minutes. Strain the tamarind liquid into a bowl, squeezing out as much liquid from the pulp as possible. Discard the pulp and set the liquid aside.
3. Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, chili and curry leaves. Stir for 30 to 60 seconds until the mustard seeds turn grey and begin to splutter and pop.
4. Add the shallot and stir for another 2 minutes.
5. Add the vegetables, tamarind juice and salt to taste. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the cooked toor dal and the paste and simmer for another 5 minutes.
6. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water if the sambar is too dry. Stir in the fresh cilantro or use as a garnish.
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